dna Flashcards
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gene
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section of DNA giving the instructions for a cell about how to make one kind of protien
2
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chromosome
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long, thin, threadlike structures in the nucleus made from a molecule of DNA
3
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nucleus
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controls cells activities + contains genes
4
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DNA
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a biological polymer made from nucleotide monomers. the sequence contains all of the genetic material of an organism
5
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polymer
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large molecule made of multiple repeating units ( monomers)
6
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monomer
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a molecule bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer
7
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dna strands
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2 twisting strands that run anti-parallel to eachother , double helix shape
8
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dna consists of
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phosphate, sugar, nitrogenous bases
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